This is a revised and updated edition of Graham Nerlich's classic book (1976). It develops a metaphysical account of space that treats it as a real and concrete entity, showing that shape plays a key explanatory role in space and spacetime theories. Arguing that geometrical explanation is very like
The Shape of Space
β Scribed by Jeffrey R. Weeks
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 365
- Series
- Textbooks in Mathematics
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Category
- Library
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This is a revised and updated edition of Graham Nerlich's classic book (1976). It develops a metaphysical account of space that treats it as a real and concrete entity, showing that shape plays a key explanatory role in space and spacetime theories. Arguing that geometrical explanation is very like
This is a revised and updated edition of Graham Nerlich's classic book (1976). It develops a metaphysical account of space that treats it as a real and concrete entity, showing that shape plays a key explanatory role in space and spacetime theories. Arguing that geometrical explanation is very like
<p></p> <p>The Shape of Space, Third Edition maintains the standard of excellence set by the previous editions. This lighthearted textbook covers the basic geometry and topology of two- and three-dimensional spacesβstretching studentsβ minds as they learn to visualize new possibilities for the shape
<p></p> <p>The Shape of Space, Third Edition maintains the standard of excellence set by the previous editions. This lighthearted textbook covers the basic geometry and topology of two- and three-dimensional spacesβstretching studentsβ minds as they learn to visualize new possibilities for the shape